March 30: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1699Sikh leader Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa community of the Sikh faith.
2. 1842American physician Crawford Long first used anesthesia in surgery by putting a patient to sleep with ether.
3. 1856The Crimean War, in which the Ottomans fought, ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
4. 1861British chemist William Crookes announced his discovery of a new element, thallium.
5. 1982Space Shuttle Columbia completed its third mission and landed at White Sands in New Mexico.

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